tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post3246638928180836708..comments2024-03-23T04:01:39.348-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: Why "false consciousness"?Dan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-4765312429589143172020-08-22T12:59:02.090-04:002020-08-22T12:59:02.090-04:00Exactly! You can't argue emotions and they don...Exactly! You can't argue emotions and they don't want anyone questioning or arguing their perspective. I think Hitler was the same wayDerek Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392333058246181520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-19007693241213895672019-02-22T09:56:42.858-05:002019-02-22T09:56:42.858-05:00I do have issues with the concept of "False C...I do have issues with the concept of "False Consciousness", as it has, at its core, the idea that the common people are too damned stupid to know what is "good for them". I am one of those common people, as is my family. We object to the idea that we're just not sophisticated enough to see through propaganda and emotional appeals to our common heritage.<br /><br />In actual fact, the Left is most likely to fall for emotional appeals to class solidarity, fear of the future, sexual, ethnic, and racial division, and other ways that their leadership tries to direct their thinking.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-64928674997263803172008-10-06T16:15:00.000-04:002008-10-06T16:15:00.000-04:00I think the concept is popular in the third world ...I think the concept is popular in the third world also because it helps to explain why far-left parties don't win elections. For instance, in Peru and other countries where neoliberal policies dominate since some years ago, "false consciousness" is the answer the left points out as responsible of his lack of luck in the polls. And it seems to be true: Peru is going to host the next Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum and the center-right government don't stop talking about the benefits from free trade through advertisements in the media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com